rec.games.trading-cards.jyhad

HELP! RULES QUERY!

17 messages from 12 participants · 21 April 1995 – 29 April 1995
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Peter Morris

=================================================================== A bunch of questions! Please help if possible! You will have our undead gratitude! =================================================================== If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform an action? If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? If combat continues to another round after a press, is the range close or (if changed to long range previously) at long? Charming Lobby - "Call a vote." Can the acting vampire call this vote or must it be another action by another vampire? Can Giant's Blood be used to place blood on an uncontrolled vampire? Because Read Intentions does not say "Strike", can a vampire with enhanced Auspex use it to strike and dodge in the same combat round? Can a Bonding card be played in addition to a Conditioning or Threats card in a single action? Does the Wolf Companion do damage if combat is at long range? Petros +H+ Peter Morris +H+ Balderdash! BBS +H+ +H+ pet...@pcug.org.au +H+ 3:620/266 +61-6-291-5817 +H+ +H+ www.pcug.org.au/~petros +H+ Canberra A.C.T. Australia +H+

Todd C. Jenner

Peter Morris (pet...@pcug.org.au) wrote: : If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform : an action? Yuppers. If it has no blood, however, it must hunt as its action. : If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it : used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? Well, before your minion phase is over. (By the way, it costs two blood to rescue from torpor... =) : If combat continues to another round after a press, is the range close : or (if changed to long range previously) at long? Each round always starts at close range. : Charming Lobby - "Call a vote." Can the acting vampire call this vote : or must it be another action by another vampire? Charming Lobby is a little screwy, the Design Team just posted it in the Official Jyhad FAQ that's in the newsgroup somewhere. It requires three vampires: one to use the Charming Lobby, another to call a vote, and still another to call a vote that succeeds automatically (if not intercepted). All of these actions must not be blocked successfully in order for the Charming Lobby to work. (At least, that's my understanding.) : Can Giant's Blood be used to place blood on an uncontrolled vampire? Hmm. Don't have my card here, but I believe it says either "controlled" or "ready", so no, Giant's Blood cannot be used on a vamp in your uncontrolled region. : Because Read Intentions does not say "Strike", can a vampire with : enhanced Auspex use it to strike and dodge in the same combat round? More errata from the FAQ, all Dodge cards should be read as having "Strike:" included on the card. : Can a Bonding card be played in addition to a Conditioning or Threats : card in a single action? Nope. More stuff from the FAQ: I believe you can use another if Mask of 1000 Faces is used, or something similar. : Does the Wolf Companion do damage if combat is at long range? Nope. (You guessed it, more errata. The Wolf Companion has a long entry in the FAQ, it might be worth looking at. =) : Petros : +H+ Peter Morris +H+ Balderdash! BBS +H+ : +H+ pet...@pcug.org.au +H+ 3:620/266 +61-6-291-5817 +H+ : +H+ www.pcug.org.au/~petros +H+ Canberra A.C.T. Australia +H+ Hope I could be of help. => -- +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+ | Todd Christian Jenner | | | | "To be or not to be... | | jen...@cs.wisc.edu | what was the question?" | | us...@picard.cs.wisc.edu | - anonymous | | tcje...@students.wisc.edu | | +--------------------------------+--------------------------------+

Larry Harriman

Peter Morris (pet...@pcug.org.au) wrote: : =================================================================== : A bunch of questions! Please help if possible! You will have our : undead gratitude! : =================================================================== : If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform : an action? Yes. : If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it : used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? No, empty vampires must only hunt at the start of the minion phase. If they become empty, untapped, and ready during the minion phase, they are under no restrictions. : If combat continues to another round after a press, is the range close : or (if changed to long range previously) at long? Range is reset at the begining of each round of combat. : Charming Lobby - "Call a vote." Can the acting vampire call this vote : or must it be another action by another vampire? It requires three different vampire actions to be successful. See the latest FAQ. : Can Giant's Blood be used to place blood on an uncontrolled vampire? No. : Because Read Intentions does not say "Strike", can a vampire with : enhanced Auspex use it to strike and dodge in the same combat round? All dodges should be considered strike: dodges. Consider this errata. : Can a Bonding card be played in addition to a Conditioning or Threats : card in a single action? No. (it says THAT right on the card...) : Does the Wolf Companion do damage if combat is at long range? No. : Petros : +H+ Peter Morris +H+ Balderdash! BBS +H+ : +H+ pet...@pcug.org.au +H+ 3:620/266 +61-6-291-5817 +H+ : +H+ www.pcug.org.au/~petros +H+ Canberra A.C.T. Australia +H+ Larrx...

L. Scott Johnson

pet...@pcug.org.au (Peter Morris) writes: All of these questions are answered in the latest Errata Summary and/or the latest Rules' summary, posted here on Monday (and bi-monthly). >If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform >an action? Yes. Any untapped minion may take an action (during your minion phase). >If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it >used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? No. But it can take no other action. (You could leave it untapped to block, however). Note that this is a reversal of an earlier ruling that stated that any empty vampire must hunt immediately (on it's controller's minion phase). >If combat continues to another round after a press, is the range close >or (if changed to long range previously) at long? Each round starts at close. >Charming Lobby - "Call a vote." Can the acting vampire call this vote >or must it be another action by another vampire? Officially: the vote is called bya a second vampire. If successful, the next vote called by (a third) vampire would succeed automatically. >Can Giant's Blood be used to place blood on an uncontrolled vampire? No. Nothing affects uncontrolled vampires unless explicitly stated on the card. >Because Read Intentions does not say "Strike", can a vampire with >enhanced Auspex use it to strike and dodge in the same combat round? All dodges are strikes, even if the card forgot to say so. >Can a Bonding card be played in addition to a Conditioning or Threats >card in a single action? No. (Card text) >Does the Wolf Companion do damage if combat is at long range? No. -- L. Scott Johnson (sjoh...@math.scarolina.edu) Graphics Specialist and Jyhad Rules' Monger.

James R. McClure Jr.

pet...@pcug.org.au (Peter Morris) wrote: > > =================================================================== > A bunch of questions! Please help if possible! You will have our > undead gratitude! > =================================================================== Ah! A boon! > If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform > an action? Peace Peter, Yes. > If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it > used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? No (according to the latest FAQ [18 Apr 95]). It has the option, but is not required. > If combat continues to another round after a press, is the range close > or (if changed to long range previously) at long? The second (or subsequent) rounds of combat always start as close (but can be maneuvered to long). That is the range 'resets' to close each round. > Charming Lobby - "Call a vote." Can the acting vampire call this vote > or must it be another action by another vampire? Officially, it take three vamps to use CL (blech!). Unofficially, most of the net.elders agree that CL should call a vote and that the passage of that referendum causes the next vote to auto-pass. > Can Giant's Blood be used to place blood on an uncontrolled vampire? No. > Because Read Intentions does not say "Strike", can a vampire with > enhanced Auspex use it to strike and dodge in the same combat round? All cards that say "Dodge" have been errata'd to say "Strike:Dodge," so the answer is no. > Can a Bonding card be played in addition to a Conditioning or Threats > card in a single action? Absolutely not. > Does the Wolf Companion do damage if combat is at long range? No, but the extremely similar Murder of Crows does. Nil carborundum illigitimi, James R. McClure Jr. The OS/2 Apostle <insert disclaimer here>

Jonathan Ackerman

In article <3n8ghi$m...@supreme.pcug.org.au>, pet...@pcug.org.au says... > > >=================================================================== >A bunch of questions! Please help if possible! You will have our >undead gratitude! >=================================================================== > >If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform >an action? >Not to sure but "You may have each of your untapped controlled minions take one action." (21.3.Phase2-Minion). I think that it can perform an action. >If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it >used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? >Any vampire without blood on it must hunt at begining of minion phase. >If combat continues to another round after a press, is the range close >Yes. >or (if changed to long range previously) at long? >Only if the card say that it lasts for the whole combat. >Charming Lobby - "Call a vote." Can the acting vampire call this vote >or must it be another action by another vampire? >Don't know card.(sorry) >Can Giant's Blood be used to place blood on an uncontrolled vampire? >sorry again. >Because Read Intentions does not say "Strike", can a vampire with >enhanced Auspex use it to strike and dodge in the same combat round? >sorry yet again >Can a Bonding card be played in addition to a Conditioning or Threats >card in a single action? >Most Bonding, Conditioning or Threats say that only one type can be played. >Does the Wolf Companion do damage if combat is at long range? >The Wolf Companion gives a bonus so I supose that it doesnt matter what the range is. Hope that my answers help. Christopher Ackerman (Using brothers Internet account.) -- O------------------O-------------------------O----------------------O |Jonathan Ackerman | Email: ja...@iconz.co.nz | File Not Found. | | | Snail: 7a Polygon Road | Should I Fake It ? | | | O------------------O-------------------------O----------------------O

Marko Puumalainen

us...@picard.cs.wisc.edu (Todd C. Jenner) writes: >Peter Morris (pet...@pcug.org.au) wrote: >: If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform >: an action? >Yuppers. If it has no blood, however, it must hunt as its action. >: If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it >: used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? >Well, before your minion phase is over. (By the way, it costs two blood to >rescue from torpor... =) If a vampire comes out of torpor (rescued) untapped and with no blood in it the only thing it can do is hunt. However, there is nothing in the rules that says it must hunt. So it can stay untapped and block later, or wait to receive blood from somewhere (Hunting Grounds, Blood Doll) The only time that a vampire must hunt is in the BEGINNING of the minion phase IF the vampire has no blood in it. So when a vampire comes out of torpor with no blood it is not the beginning of the minion phase any more and the vampire can choose not to hunt. However it can not do anything else either during that phase. ))marko -- I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

Alan Kwan

[ quoted text not captured ] According to DTR (this one I agree with), a minion is subject to imminent, mandatory hunting anytime it is untapped, ready and has no blood in your minion phase. -- "Live Life with Heart." Alan Kwan kw...@cs.cornell.edu

Shane Travis

Alan Kwan (kw...@cs.cornell.edu) wrote: : According to DTR (this one I agree with), a minion is subject to : imminent, mandatory hunting anytime it is untapped, ready and : has no blood in your minion phase. Not anymore, Alan; they changed this one as of the last FAQ. The ruling changed back to: If a minion _begins_ the minion phase untapped, ready and with no blood, it must immediately hunt before any other minion may take an action. If it fulfils these conditions at any other time, it may remain untapped and bloodless until the next minion phase, and may be used for blocking purposes and reaction cards. Shane Travis | Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits tra...@duke.usask.ca | are objects of scorn to Americans who blow horns Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | to break up traffic jams. | -- Mary Ellen Kelly

Joseph Cochran

In article <3n8ghi$m...@supreme.pcug.org.au>, Peter Morris <pet...@pcug.org.au> wrote: >If an untapped vampire is rescued from torpor (16.3), may it perform >an action? If a vampire is untapped and ready it may perform an action. It doesn't matter how that vampire *got* untapped and ready (as long as it was legal :-)). So if you rescue one of your vampires from torpor on your turn, that vampire is free to make actions immediately. >If so and if the vampire has no blood (or had one blood point which it >used to leave torpor), must it immediately hunt (12.3.1)? If it has no blood, the only action it can take is hunt. It may do so immediately. *However,* the DT's latest rulings have reversed a long standing ruling, and the only time a vampire with no blood MUST hunt is at the beginning of the minion phase, so while the rescued vampire *may* hunt, it is not forced to. >If combat continues to another round after a press, is the range close >or (if changed to long range previously) at long? Each round of combat starts at short range. The 'determine range' step always begins with both vampires close. You must maneuver each round to get the combat to long range. >Can Giant's Blood be used to place blood on an uncontrolled vampire? Cards cannot affect uncontrolled vampires in any way unless they specifically state that they can. So you cannot play Giant's Blood on an uncontrolled vampire. >Because Read Intentions does not say "Strike", can a vampire with >enhanced Auspex use it to strike and dodge in the same combat round? All dodges are considered strikes, even if they forgot to put the word "strike" on the card. >Can a Bonding card be played in addition to a Conditioning or Threats >card in a single action? No. All of these cards carry the restriction that only one of them can be played. >Does the Wolf Companion do damage if combat is at long range? No. There is a rare retainer called "Murder of Crows" that does ranged damage. The wolf only does short range damage. | If you've got a hot lead on a new | *--Joe--* | PC game, call the announce line at | js...@vt.edu | ** csi...@discus.ise.vt.edu ** | +-------------------------------------+---------------------------------- "Carnivores, oy!" -- Timon, TLK

Jon Ferro

"Joe" == Joseph Cochran <js...@discus.ise.vt.edu> writes: Joe> If it has no blood, the only action it can take is hunt. It may Joe> do so immediately. *However,* the DT's latest rulings have Joe> reversed a long standing ruling, and the only time a vampire with Joe> no blood MUST hunt is at the beginning of the minion phase, so Joe> while the rescued vampire *may* hunt, it is not forced to. Really?! So the wielder of Talbot's Chainsaw may now perform actions when at 0 blood because it is only forced to hunt (and cannot) at the beginning of the Minion Phase! Awright! -- -- Jon Ferro Einsprachigkeit ist heilbar.

Joseph Cochran

In article <1995042813...@chopin.chem.cmu.edu>, [ quoted text not captured ] No. The *only* action an empty vampire can take is hunting. That hasn't changed. What *has* changed is that it is no longer mandatory when that minion becomes ready later in the phase. However, that vampire can take no other action than hunting. This means no attacks, no bleeds, no votes, no Talbot's Chainsaw. And TC still forbids it from hunting, so an empty vampire with TC can still do nothing. [ quoted text not captured ]

L. Scott Johnson

In article <1995042813...@chopin.chem.cmu.edu>, Jon Ferro <fe...@chem.cmu.edu> wrote: >"Joe" == Joseph Cochran <js...@discus.ise.vt.edu> writes: >Joe> If it has no blood, the only action it can take is hunt. It may >Joe> do so immediately. *However,* the DT's latest rulings have >Joe> reversed a long standing ruling, and the only time a vampire with >Joe> no blood MUST hunt is at the beginning of the minion phase, so >Joe> while the rescued vampire *may* hunt, it is not forced to. > >Really?! So the wielder of Talbot's Chainsaw may now perform actions >when at 0 blood because it is only forced to hunt (and cannot) at the >beginning of the Minion Phase! Awright! > >-- >-- Jon Ferro Einsprachigkeit ist heilbar. No, It may choose not to hunt if it is empty, but was not empty at the start of the Minion phase. Despite the choice, an empty vampire may take no actio other than hunt. It may choose to do nothing (leave itself untapped) if and only if it began the Minion phase non-empty. Began Empty? -> Must hunt before any other actions are taken. Is Empty? -> May hunt or do nothing. If (Talbot's Chainsaw), hunt := do nothing. -- ----- L. Scott Johnson (lsc...@crl.com) Graphics Specialist and Jyhad Rulemonger

James R. McClure Jr.

kw...@cs.cornell.edu (Alan Kwan) wrote: > > In article <marko.7...@snakemail.hut.fi> ma...@beta.hut.fi (Marko Puumalainen) writes: > >us...@picard.cs.wisc.edu (Todd C. Jenner) writes: > > > >The only time that a vampire must hunt is in the BEGINNING of the > >minion phase IF the vampire has no blood in it. So when a vampire > >comes out of torpor with no blood it is not the beginning of the > >minion phase any more and the vampire can choose not to hunt. However > >it can not do anything else either during that phase. > > According to DTR (this one I agree with), a minion is subject to > imminent, mandatory hunting anytime it is untapped, ready and > has no blood in your minion phase. Peace Alan, The most recent FAQ (27/8 Apr 95) reversed this. Marko is right. You don't have to hunt, but you can do nothing else. If a vampire _begins_ the minion phase with zero blood, it must hunt as the very first action. [ quoted text not captured ]

Joseph Cochran

In article <3noevu$n...@ask.cs.cornell.edu>, Alan Kwan <kw...@cs.cornell.edu> wrote: >According to DTR (this one I agree with), a minion is subject to >imminent, mandatory hunting anytime it is untapped, ready and >has no blood in your minion phase. That's been reversed, Alan. Now it's the beginning of the minion phase only that has the mandatory hunt restriction. The wheel turns, does it not? [ quoted text not captured ]

Shane Travis

Damian Chang (740926...@omega.ntu.ac.sg) wrote: : Was I hallucinating, or did Tom say something about the TC attack being : mandatory now? No hallucinogenics in your bloodstream - that is indeed the last thing Tom said on the TC attack policy. : I think that also means that in a situation where the TC wielder : has no blood at the beginning of a minion phase, he must attack, although I'm : not sure whether this comes before or after mandatory hunting or whether it's : the choice of the Meth. "A ready vampire that begins the minion phase with no blood _must_ hunt as its action, and this action must be taken before any other minion actions are taken." (12.3.1 - Hunt) Thus, when an empty TC weilder enters the minion phase, he must hunt. The TC says that he _cannot_ hunt, however, and so he is stuck and unable to do anything. Shane Travis | The stupid neither forgive nor forget; tra...@duke.usask.ca | The naive both forgive and forget; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | The wise forgive but do not forget. | -- Thomas Szasz

Damian Chang

:> No. The *only* action an empty vampire can take is hunting. :> That hasn't changed. What *has* changed is that it is no longer :> mandatory when that minion becomes ready later in the phase. However, :> that vampire can take no other action than hunting. This means no :> attacks, no bleeds, no votes, no Talbot's Chainsaw. And TC still :> forbids it from hunting, so an empty vampire with TC can still do :> nothing. Was I hallucinating, or did Tom say something about the TC attack being mandatory now? I think that also means that in a situation where the TC wielder [ quoted text not captured ]